Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Decontamination Technician

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Job summary

Frimley Park Hospital

As a key member of the Endoscopy Unit (EU) team, the post holder will play a vital role in supporting both the medical and nursing staff.

A primary responsibility of this role is to provide a comprehensive decontamination service to the Endoscopy Unit, internal wards, departments, and peripheral outpatient clinics, ensuring the highest standards of hygiene and patient safety.

Main duties of the job

To check and inspect used instruments ready for manual cleaning and report any defects or discrepancies to the decontamination lead or nurse in charge.
To manually clean flexible endoscopes according to national decontamination guidelines and record the details
To load and unload flexible endoscopes from the washers/disinfectors and report any issues to decontamination lead/manager.
To do water test weekly and report any as per guidelines.
To report any damaged endoscope and return to appropriate company for repair.
To undertake training appropriate to role and all trust wide mandatory training

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Date posted

24 March 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,873 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-KMU201

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley

Camberley

GU16 7UJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of literacy and numeracy.

Desirable

Achievement of an appropriate endoscopy technician training programme.
Achievement of endoscopic washer/disinfector training

Experience

Essential

Experience working in healthcare environment

Desirable

Experience of working within the Endoscopy Decontamination environment as a technician.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Good communication skills and organisational skills. (Verbal and written
Able to work under supervision and independently when required
Ability to work as a member of a small team
Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

Achievement of endoscopic washer/disinfector training
Achievement of an appropriate endoscopy technician training programme

Special Requirements

Essential

Flexibility within contracted hours to meet the demands of the department

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Good standard of literacy and numeracy.

Desirable

Achievement of an appropriate endoscopy technician training programme.
Achievement of endoscopic washer/disinfector training

Experience

Essential

Experience working in healthcare environment

Desirable

Experience of working within the Endoscopy Decontamination environment as a technician.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

Good communication skills and organisational skills. (Verbal and written
Able to work under supervision and independently when required
Ability to work as a member of a small team
Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

Achievement of endoscopic washer/disinfector training
Achievement of an appropriate endoscopy technician training programme

Special Requirements

Essential

Flexibility within contracted hours to meet the demands of the department

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley

Camberley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Frimley

Camberley

GU16 7UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)